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Japan's Top Envoy Meets Duterte In Davao
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ABS - CBN
MANILA -- Japan's top diplomat paid a courtesy call to President Rodrigo Duterte in his hometown in Davao City on Sunday, months after Tokyo's rival, Beijing, sent its chief envoy to the southern metropolis.
Duterte was "honored" by Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono's visit, which i...
MANILA -- Japan's top diplomat paid a courtesy call to President Rodrigo Duterte in his hometown in Davao City on Sunday, months after Tokyo's rival, Beijing, sent its chief envoy to the southern metropolis.
Duterte was "honored" by Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono's visit, which i...
- February 11, 2019
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Japan-South Korea Ties ‘Worst In Five Decades’ As U.S. Leaves Alliance Untended
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WASHINGTON POST
TOKYO — Leaders have turned their backs on each other. They have traded barbs. Military and business ties are fraying, and the media is up in arms.
Relations between Japan and South Korea, the most important U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific region, are unraveling fast.
And while...
TOKYO — Leaders have turned their backs on each other. They have traded barbs. Military and business ties are fraying, and the media is up in arms.
Relations between Japan and South Korea, the most important U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific region, are unraveling fast.
And while...
- February 11, 2019
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S Korean Assembly Speaker Says Apology Needed From Japanese Emperor
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JAPAN TODAY
SEOUL - South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee Sang has called on Japanese Emperor Akihito to apologize to women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels before his upcoming abdication, according to Bloomberg news service.
In an interview conducted on Thursday, M...
SEOUL - South Korean National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee Sang has called on Japanese Emperor Akihito to apologize to women forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels before his upcoming abdication, according to Bloomberg news service.
In an interview conducted on Thursday, M...
- February 9, 2019
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Snow joke: Temperatures fall below -30 C in Hokkaido
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THE JAPAN NEWS
RIKUBETSU, Hokkaido — The temperature in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, which it is claimed is the coldest town in Japan, fell to minus 31.8 C at 6:18 a.m. on Saturday, the lowest temperature recorded in the nation this winter.
At around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, people at the Au...
RIKUBETSU, Hokkaido — The temperature in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, which it is claimed is the coldest town in Japan, fell to minus 31.8 C at 6:18 a.m. on Saturday, the lowest temperature recorded in the nation this winter.
At around 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, people at the Au...
- February 9, 2019
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Starbucks Japan Releases New Cherry Blossom Travel Mugs, Glasses And Goods For 2019
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SORA NEWS
Two different ranges with totally different blossoms and colour tones.
Now that Starbucks has revealed their Japan-exclusive sakura drinks for this year’s cherry blossom season, the global coffeehouse chain is giving us a sneak peek at their limited-edition range of seasonal drinkware...
Two different ranges with totally different blossoms and colour tones.
Now that Starbucks has revealed their Japan-exclusive sakura drinks for this year’s cherry blossom season, the global coffeehouse chain is giving us a sneak peek at their limited-edition range of seasonal drinkware...
- February 8, 2019
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U.N. Rights Committee Urges Japan To Let Children Be Children
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JAPAN TODAY
GENEVA - The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child on Thursday urged Japan to do more to let children be children, free of excessive pressures or corporal punishment in school or at home.
The human rights watchdog also urged Japanese authorities to look into the root causes of r...
GENEVA - The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child on Thursday urged Japan to do more to let children be children, free of excessive pressures or corporal punishment in school or at home.
The human rights watchdog also urged Japanese authorities to look into the root causes of r...
- February 8, 2019
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Nintendo To Open Its First Flagship Store In Tokyo In Autumn 2019
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JAPAN TRENDS
Nintendo has announced its first ever permanent, dedicated store in Tokyo, set to open this autumn inside the new Shibuya Parco department store currently under construction.
Details are slim at present but Nintendo Tokyo will, according to an official press release, offer game con...
Nintendo has announced its first ever permanent, dedicated store in Tokyo, set to open this autumn inside the new Shibuya Parco department store currently under construction.
Details are slim at present but Nintendo Tokyo will, according to an official press release, offer game con...
- February 7, 2019
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Kana Nishino Begins Her Hiatus
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ARAMA JAPAN
Back in January, singer Kana Nishino suddenly announced that she would be taking a hiatus from all entertainment activities. Her hiatus would officially begin after the completion of her 3 day concert series “Kana Nishino Love Collection Live 2019”
The final day of the concert took ...
Back in January, singer Kana Nishino suddenly announced that she would be taking a hiatus from all entertainment activities. Her hiatus would officially begin after the completion of her 3 day concert series “Kana Nishino Love Collection Live 2019”
The final day of the concert took ...
- February 7, 2019
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Gigantic Othello Board Earns Guinness Record Recognition
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A gigantic Othello board built by high school students at Nihon Gakuen in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, has been recognized as the largest in the world by Guinness World Records.
This was Nihon Gakuen’s second attempt at the record — an Othello board built by the school in 2012 failed to...
A gigantic Othello board built by high school students at Nihon Gakuen in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, has been recognized as the largest in the world by Guinness World Records.
This was Nihon Gakuen’s second attempt at the record — an Othello board built by the school in 2012 failed to...
- February 6, 2019
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Noodle Hotel In Kagawa, Japan's 'Udon Prefecture,' Invites Visitors To Try Their Hand At Local Soul Food
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JAPAN TIMES
TAKAMATSU, KAGAWA PREF. - When it comes to this country and noodles, non-Japanese people probably think first of ramen. But Kagawa Prefecture prides itself on serving the best udon, and now has a hotel that doubles as a cookery school dedicated to the local delicacy.
The Udon House ...
TAKAMATSU, KAGAWA PREF. - When it comes to this country and noodles, non-Japanese people probably think first of ramen. But Kagawa Prefecture prides itself on serving the best udon, and now has a hotel that doubles as a cookery school dedicated to the local delicacy.
The Udon House ...
- February 5, 2019
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